Piano Theory: Whole Step and Half Step method for identifying A Major Keys. How to play Whole Steps and Half Steps. Whole Steps and Half Steps is the distance between any two musical notes is called and interval. In Western musical notation, the smallest interval is the half step, or semitone. A whole step, by extension, is an interval equal to two half steps.

Learn how to play A Major scale on piano -- A Major: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A, Major Scales.

Piano scales lay the foundation for a pianist's keyboard skills and understanding of music. Mastering the music scales on the piano will not only help you know your keyboard, it will also provide you a knowledge base for learning piano music and even composing your own music.

The mastering of all major and minor scales will benefit your piano skills in countless ways. Your knowledge of keyboard geography and confidence in the feel and shape of each scale will help in reading and memorizing music, as well as understanding the structure of the music you play. Chords and chordal structures will make much more sense to you and you will see relationships and patterns which would not occur to you without proper knowledge of the scales. Also, your technique will grow and your ability to solve and master fingering issues will expand greatly. The pianist who has all the major and minor scales firmly in his head and in his hands will be much more confident and comfortable with all areas of piano playing then one who does not. So master the scales... all of them. Learn the fingerings for all, develop speed and dexterity using the metronome, and rhythms.

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